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Democrats back impeachment of Defense Secretary Hegseth
First reported Nov 8, 9:57 AM ET · Latest Nov 8, 7:07 PM ET · Explainer updated Nov 8, 9:30 PM ET
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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a “hard yes” to impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Democratic lawmakers said they will launch committee investigations into Trump allies, Al Jazeera reports.
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- Reported Jeffries backs Hegseth impeachment. Is this wrong?
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- “Jeffries backs Hegseth impeachment” — Al Jazeera
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Timeline
What changed: Jeffries publicly declared his support for an impeachment resolution against Hegseth, saying the secretary “has got to go,” according to The Guardian and ABC News.
How this story developed
- New Jeffries backs Hegseth impeachment.
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- Jeffries backs Hegseth impeachment as Democrats vow probes of Trump allies — Al Jazeera
Democratic lawmakers are mapping out their post-midterm agenda with pledges to lead committee investigations into Trump.
- Hakeem Jeffries supports impeachment of Pete Hegseth: ‘He has got to go’ — The Guardian
House Democrat is a ‘hard yes’ on impeachment resolution against defense secretary who ‘has abused his power’ House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, poised to become majority leader, said on Sunday that he strongly supports impeaching defense secretary Pete…
- 'I'm a hard yes': Hakeem Jeffries announces support for Hegseth impeachment — ABC News
Hakeem Jeffries, who is expected to become the next speaker of the House, was interviewed on "This Week" following Democrats' historic victories in Tuesday's election.
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- The specific allegations that would form the basis of the impeachment resolution have not been detailed, and it is unclear how many votes the measure will need to pass the House. Open
- The specific allegations prompting the impeachment effort and the timeline for any House vote have not been detailed. Open
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More: background
Impeachment is a constitutional process by which Congress can charge a federal official with “high crimes and misdemeanors” and, if passed by the House, send the case to the Senate for trial. Pete Hegseth is the current Secretary of Defense, and Hakeem Jeffries is the leading Democrat in the House, poised to become majority leader or speaker.
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